Capital Equipment News July 2015

TRANSPORT

THE NEW RENAULT TRUCKS construction ranges

F or its new Construction vehicles, Re- nault Trucks is offering two distinct ranges: the C Construction range and the K Heavy Construction range to meet customers’ needs as efficiently as pos- sible. This results in the Renault Trucks C range, available in two cab widths, focus- ing on high payload, low fuel consumption and comfort on a par with that of a long- distance vehicle. Furthermore, its excel- lent pulling power and obstacle clearance capacity will also make it attractive for earthmoving applications. For its part, the Renault Trucks K range sets new standards in terms of ruggedness and obstacle clear- ance capacity as well as featuring the best approach angle on the market. The new vehicles benefit from an improved power- train, with the new Euro 6 engines and also a highly distinctive cab. These new ranges have been designed and developed in close association with interna- tional customers, who have been involved in the project from the design stage right through to testing under actual operating conditions. The Renault Trucks K range has been tested under particularly gruelling con- ditions such as log transport in Cameroon, carrying 120 tonne loads in Oman and also

rotating buttons. A step on the side has also been incorporated into the design, allowing drivers to easily check the load. The vehicles offer failsafe ruggedness with reinforced protection for all exposed parts liable to suf- fer impacts and the all-steel bumper which is available on the C and K ranges. These new vehicles have outstanding technical ca- pacities, with excellent ground clearance, a 120 tonne Gross Combination Weight Rating

mine-working in Turkey. The reliability and endurance tests carried out on these new vehicles have been the most stringently ex- acting the manufacturer has ever used in its entire history. The cab is one of the most striking features offered by these new construction vehicle ranges, since it is more spacious, more com- fortable and more ergonomic with its use of

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